Sentence examples for instead of a caucus from inspiring English sources

In other words, I'm not sure Sanders supporters can make a compelling case that, had Nevada held a primary instead of a caucus, the results would have been different.

Iowa has a caucus instead of a daylong primary; caucuses always bring out far fewer voters.

Paul even paid for the state party to hold a caucus instead of a primary election in order to avoid violating a state law that prevented candidates from appearing on the ballot for two offices at the same time.

Also for the first time, they try a caucus instead of a primary.

He just said "Democrat Caucus" instead of "Democratic Caucus".

In a departure from tradition, the party's new leader would be chosen by convention delegates instead of Liberal caucus members at the legislature.

— MICHAEL D. SHEAR Though the fact that Mr. Gingrich had scheduled a post-caucus press conference instead of a rally had some questioning whether he would drop out, as we noted earlier, the Gingrich campaign had shown no signs of leaving the race.

When Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the most influential Shiite cleric in Iraq, spoke out a week ago, calling for full national elections instead of the caucus-style balloting envisioned in the American plan for self-rule, most secular politicians concluded that he hoped the voters would elect a theocracy.

He wants to appear in control of a caucus that is uncontrollable.

Instead of electing a speaker with support from a majority of the entire House — a majority that could include, possibly, some Democrats — they pushed for a binding vote from the Republican caucus.

She was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a caucus of fiscally conservative Democrats.